Generated palette

Dark Gray Palette

Dark Gray Palette: #A9A9A9, #A8A8A8, #000000, #D6D6D6. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Dark Gray Palette assigns primary #A9A9A9, secondary #A8A8A8, surface #000000, background #D6D6D6. The set spans Gray families with neutral temperature. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #D6D6D6 at 0.6724; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 4 values.

All palettes Source color API

4colors

Gray palettedominant group

5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Dark Gray Palette maps 4 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#A9A9A9Dark Grey

Secondary#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

Surface#000000Black

Background#D6D6D6#D6D6D6

CSS Variables

--palette-dark-gray-primary: #A9A9A9;
--palette-dark-gray-secondary: #A8A8A8;
--palette-dark-gray-surface: #000000;
--palette-dark-gray-background: #D6D6D6;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 4 Dark Gray Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#A9A9A9
Black 8.94:1 · White 2.35:1
Best #000000

Secondary#A8A8A8
Black 8.83:1 · White 2.38:1
Best #000000

Surface#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

Background#D6D6D6
Black 14.45:1 · White 1.45:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Dark Gray Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.

CardSurface treatment using palette roles.

AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.

NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Luminance0.3968

Black text8.94:1AA Pass

White text2.35:1AA Fail

colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems

rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping

accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color

semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels

useCasesDesign and implementation contexts

cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties

Structured sections

Roles

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#A9A9A9",
    "name": "Dark Grey"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A8A8A8",
    "name": "#A8A8A8"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D6D6D6",
    "name": "#D6D6D6"
  }
]

Accessibility

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#A9A9A9",
    "name": "Dark Grey",
    "blackContrast": 8.94,
    "whiteContrast": 2.35,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A8A8A8",
    "name": "#A8A8A8",
    "blackContrast": 8.83,
    "whiteContrast": 2.38,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D6D6D6",
    "name": "#D6D6D6",
    "blackContrast": 14.45,
    "whiteContrast": 1.45,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  }
]

Semantic groups

[
  "dark gray palette",
  "generated palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette"
]

Use cases

[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes"
]

CSS variables

"--palette-dark-gray-primary: #A9A9A9;\n--palette-dark-gray-secondary: #A8A8A8;\n--palette-dark-gray-surface: #000000;\n--palette-dark-gray-background: #D6D6D6;"

Full JSON dataset

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  "slug": "dark-gray",
  "name": "Dark Gray Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "dark-gray",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Dark Gray, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Dark Gray Palette combines primary #A9A9A9, secondary #A8A8A8, surface #000000, background #D6D6D6. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a gray palette, muted palette, dark palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "dark gray palette",
    "generated palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
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  ],
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    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes"
  ],
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    {
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      "hex": "#A9A9A9",
      "slug": "dark-grey",
      "name": "Dark Grey",
      "rgb": [
        169,
        169,
        169
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        66
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        34
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3968,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.94,
        "white": 2.35
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dark-grey/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A8A8A8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A8A8A8",
      "rgb": [
        168,
        168,
        168
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        66
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        34
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3916,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.83,
        "white": 2.38
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D6D6D6",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D6D6D6",
      "rgb": [
        214,
        214,
        214
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        84
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        16
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6724,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.45,
        "white": 1.45
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#A9A9A9",
      "name": "Dark Grey"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A8A8A8",
      "name": "#A8A8A8"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D6D6D6",
      "name": "#D6D6D6"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#A9A9A9",
      "name": "Dark Grey",
      "blackContrast": 8.94,
      "whiteContrast": 2.35,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A8A8A8",
      "name": "#A8A8A8",
      "blackContrast": 8.83,
      "whiteContrast": 2.38,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D6D6D6",
      "name": "#D6D6D6",
      "blackContrast": 14.45,
      "whiteContrast": 1.45,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-dark-gray-primary: #A9A9A9;\n--palette-dark-gray-secondary: #A8A8A8;\n--palette-dark-gray-surface: #000000;\n--palette-dark-gray-background: #D6D6D6;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/dark-gray.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-gray.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/dark-gray/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/dark-gray.json"
}

Dark Gray Palette

Palette Color Roles

CSS Variables

Accessibility Snapshot

UI Components Preview

Machine-Readable Dark Gray Palette Data (JSON)

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